Example Sentences

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A grieving sheriff buries his daughter, then learns that a man has been robbing graves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2020

“Anyone who knows Amtrak knows it has been robbing Peter to pay Paul,” Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said.

From New York Times • May 18, 2015

Mariners second baseman Figgins, who made two tough defensive plays of his own, shrugged his shoulders and suggested Vizquel has been robbing teams for years.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2010

For years, he told them, the great fur company has been robbing the Indians.

From The Gun-Brand by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)

"Not even if you find he has been robbing you."

From The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Stratemeyer, Edward